Judy Bender

Judy Bender has served churches nationwide since 1984, bringing over four decades of expertise in church furniture design and sanctuary renovation. Known as “The Pew Lady,” she guides congregations through layout, design, and installation with clarity and care. Judy completed The Dale Carnegie Course, and her work supports New Holland’s long-standing AWI membership and multiple Standard of Excellence awards, as well as the 2025 WBC Craftsmanship Award. Clients consistently praise her professionalism, communication, and commitment to exceptional results.

How Modern Church Pews Can Help Make Your Worship Space More Accessible

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made great strides in the United States by requiring many organizations to provide accommodations for people with disabilities. Yet, religious organizations are exempt from this law. However, churches and synagogues should still make sure their worship space is accessible to everyone. Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we are …

How to Maximize Your Worship Space to Stimulate Congregational Growth – Tips from New Holland Church Furniture

For many places of worship, the role of the modern church or synagogue is evolving. By utilizing space beyond the traditional Friday evening or Sunday morning services, most areas of worship are finding they can expand their impact and reach. In fact, we’re finding that the new role of typical religious buildings is exceeding well …

Custom Retablo Designs to Enhance Your Church

Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we know the importance of a strong, visually compelling central piece of custom church furniture. Our handcrafted retablos are just that—quality-built, eye-catching unique pieces designed to draw the eyes of your parishioners, inspiring them while they worship. As time-honored, spiritual symbols, retablos have been a part of Catholic worship …

Maintaining Your Worship Furniture to Last and Disinfecting for Safety

Discover How to Protect Your Church Seating While Thoroughly Disinfecting Surfaces Here at New Holland Church Furniture, we handcraft our quality-built worship furniture and synagogue or church seating to withstand the test of time. However, maintaining worship furniture with some light cleaning and care routines is beneficial. Additionally, in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic situation, you likely have …

5 Great Tips for Keeping Your Congregation Engaged During Social Distancing

As social distancing continues this spring (and possibly through summer 2020), your congregational leaders may have already established some great ways to keep everyone in your community engaged remotely. However, many of us probably believed we would be back worshipping together by mid-April and are now looking for new ways to keep our congregations engaged …

Did You Know? Traditional Church Architecture Is On the Rise

A few years ago, The New York Times published a feature in its Religion Journal that shared the new church building story of our customer, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. St. Martin’s made headlines when the congregation—one of the largest Episcopal churches in the USA—purposefully designed their new home utilizing traditional church architecture …